This report examines fiscal and legal issues affecting nonresident students. Chapter 1 classifies students for tuition purposes. Results of new laws and governing actions taken through January 1973 are reviewed. Chapter 2 examines factors other than laws and regulations that influence student migration. These factors include: quotas on the admission of nonresidents, differential admission standards from nonresident students, and the use of nonresident student tuition charges as a technique for controlling admission of nonresidents to public colleges and universities. Chapter 3 presents a descriptive analysis of migrating students, their backgrounds, and their educational purposes. Chapter 4 is devoted to a commentary on the legal issues involved in nonresident student matters. Relevant cases and decisions of the court in all that have been adjudicated are cited. Chapter 5 explores the impact of voting and age of majority legislation in the area of higher education. Chapter 6 reviews the past and makes projections for the future. The subject of nonresident student affairs is related to the broader topic of funding higher education. (Author/MJM)